Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
Public participation in the decision making process is regarded as an important tool for successful tourism planning. However, in reality, public participation merely at an early stage due to several structural and operational limitations in planning process. A study in Langkawi Islands was conduc...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34814/1/HBP14.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34814/ |
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| Summary: | Public participation in the decision making process is regarded as an important tool for successful
tourism planning. However, in reality, public participation merely at an early stage due to several
structural and operational limitations in planning process. A study in Langkawi Islands was conducted
to explore and examine approaches used during the preparation of the Langkawi Structure Plan 1990-
2005 and the Langkawi Local Plan 2001-2015. 40 interviews had been conducted with stakeholders in
the tourism industry and analysed using ‘framework technique’. Finally, this study found that the
limitation of public participation in tourism planning was caused by the weaknesses of the participation
approach and the regulation of the Town Planning Act (Act 172) in the Malaysian Planning System.
Therefore, it is suggest that an improvement in public participation process in the Langkawi Islands
needs to emphasise more towards participation approach and its relationships with the Malaysian
Planning System, to ensure that all related issues will be taken into consideration. |
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